Increasing the tax on cigarettes

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedApril 30, 2026
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill increases the cigarette tax from 6.8 cents per cigarette to 14.3 cents per cigarette. The overall tax on a pack of cigarettes (20 cigarettes) goes from $1.36 to $2.86. The bill also raises the tax on loose tobacco products inserted into a vending machine from which assembled cigarettes are dispensed. The tax is increased from 3.06 cents on each cigarette dispensed from the vending machine to 6.43 cents.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§453A.6

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